Storm door frame



Jan. 16, 1951 c. L. WEBSTER 2,538,138

STORM DOOR FRAME Filed Nov. 14, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet l 'fri-ggg"RET-gj...

`lan. 16,1951

Filed NOV. 14, 1949 c. L. WEBSTER 2,538,138

STORM DooR FRAME 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IIIIIl/IIIIIIII Patented `an. 16, 1951STORM'LDOOR FRAME CliffordrL. Webster2 Youngstown, hio,l assignerto.Aluminum Air. Seal Manufacturing Company, `Yourl'gstowmhio, yacorporation of Ohio Application November 14, 1949, Serial No. 127,057

2v Claims.

This v invention relates tov a.. storm door frame and; morepari'licularlyI to. a method, and apparatus for joining; cut andmitered. corners of framing sectionsito;` form a, rectangular framesuitable for use as a'storm ,door or the-like.

The principalgobject o f. the invention is `the provision of,a,stormdoor frame incorporating novel meanst forsecuringV thecorner portionsthereof together.

A further object of the invention is.. the provision of afcornervconstruction for framing sections ,and -in cor-porating,` means forclamping end sections thereof to one another and securing the sameagainst movement out of registry with one` another,

A- stilliurther'- object of the. invention is the provision of. a simpleand efficient means for uniting cutand mitered end sectionsof tubularframing material. to one anotherv and whereinv the. uniting meansispositionedwithin .the tubu-v lar sections to. be joined. I

A still further objectof the invention is the*f provision oi a cornerconstructionl for tubular framing members wherein cut and. mitered endsections of the framing members are forcibly` engaged one upon the otherand held against twisting or` other movement with respect .to one.

another.

The storm door frame and method of securing the same together at. the.cornersY thereof as disclosed herein is particularly adapted for` theconstruction of metallic. storm doors such. as-those wherein the framingsections are of extruded aluminum and cfa cross sectionallyrectangularshape and adaptedto receive. glazed.

and/or screened sash. The metallic storm door constructions heretoforeproposed have4 utilized such fastening means in joining: theV framing.

members thereof together as gussets and corner keys, none of whichsuccessfully held the framing members in desired end to end engagementwith one another when thel door was in dailyr use,

, The present invention makespossible the use ora-tubular` framingconstruction .and locatesv the fastening. means. within the ends of the.cut and miteredf sections of the framing constructionand is easilyinstalled-therein', readily engagedland tightenedand exerts tensionendwise- D advantage-in the art of metallic storm doorsand With the.foregoing and other objects in view` Figurel is a'top plan view of anupper corner` of a storm door frame.

Figure 2 is a plan view of an upper'corner of a storm door frame withparts broken awayillustrating the fastening means therein.

Figure 3 isv an end View taken on line 3--3 of Figure2.

Figure-4 is an end view taken on line 4-4 of. Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a plan. view of a lower corner of a. storm. door frame withparts broken away and partsin cross section.

Figure 6 is a perspective View with parts broken away and-parts in crosssection showing a lower corner of a storm door frameA and fasteningmeans therein.

By referring to the drawings and Figures 1` through 4 in particular itwill be seen that a vertical section Ill and a horizontal top section IIof a storm door are shown as being cut and mitered and joined to oneanother at a point- I2, it beingobserved that the framingr sections IIIvand Il having longitudinally extending right angle .flanges I3 and I4,respectively, which define an area in which glazed and/or screened.sash-.(notshown) may be removably positioned;

as is customary in the art. The framing sections I0 and II are hollowtubular extrusions.

preferably of lightweight metal such as aluminum and are of the sainelcross sectional design.V

In order that the cut and mitered framing sections I0 and II may be heldin engagement,

as shown in Figure'Z of the drawings, fastenersv comprising a U-shapedbody member I5 and a: straight body member IB are disposed one withinvthe endsr of each of the adjacent sections I0 and.

Il and secured to one another by a boltxI'I. The straight body member I6has an end I8 thereof bent at an angle and positioned in registry withan opening I9 in the top wall of theY section Y I I while then-shaped.body membert I5,4

has one of the arms thereof bent at an angle as at and engaged in anopening 2I in the side wall of the section I0. Additionally, the otherarm of the U-shaped member I5 is curved outwardly to form a projectingpoint 22 which engages the inner wall of the section I0, as best shownin Figure 2 of the drawings.

In order that the U-shaped body member I5 can be held against collapsingwhen the fasteners are tightened in forming the joint, a separator 23 isengaged at opposite ends in apertures 24-24 formed in oppositelydisposed sections of the U-shaped body member I5. The bolt 'II isengaged in a drilled and tapped opening 25 in the base section of theU-shaped body member I5. It will thus be seen that when access is had tothe head of the bolt I'I as by way of an access opening 26 in the topwall of the top section II and the bolt Il revolved as by a screwdriver, the resulting action `will be to forcibly engage the U-shapedbody member I5 against the inner wall of the section I0 and cause thepoint 22 on the U-shaped body member I5 to engage the material thereofand thereby rmly position the body member I5 in place as its angle arm29 is engaged in the opening 2| in the outer wall of the section I0.

- It will be observed that the base section of the body member I5,indicated by the numeral 2l, moves into position across the point I2 andpartially within the end of the section I I. This serves to prevent thesection I I from twisting or turning with respect to the plane of thesection I0. It will also be seen that the member I6 moves downwardly andto the left as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings when tension is appliedby the bolt I'I as the end I8 thereof engages the opening I9 and isthereby held against sideward movement while the opposite end of themember I6 engages the lower wall of the member II and is urged tightlythereagainst by the clamping action. The net result of the clampingaction is to first position the members I5 and IS in desired relation tothe sections I0 and II and, secondly, to urge the sections I0 and i IItoward one another and thus firmly join the same on the point I2, itbeing observed that the base section 2'I of the U-shaped body member I5lies within the end of the section I I and also prevents the same fromtwisting or turning .with

respect to the section Il).

The device is easily held in position in the ends of the sections Illand II during installation and initial tightening action as a secondaryaperture 28 is provided in the side wall of the section I0 immediatelybelow the opening 2I heretoforeireferred to. It will be observed thatboth of the upper corners of the frame to be formed have identicallyarranged and positioned and actuated fastening means as just describedin connection with Figure 2 of the drawings.

In forming the lower corners of the storm door or like device a modifiedhorizontal section is utilized in which the bottom wall is movedinwardly with respect to the side walls so as to permit an adjustablemember to be installed in the space therebelow. By referring to Figures5 and 6 of the drawings the arrangement may be seen wherein the verticalside member III is joined at its bottom to a matching cut and miteredbottom section 29, the lower wall 3l) of which is elevated with respectto the bottoms of the side walls thereof so as to form a space generallyindicated by the numeral 3| in which a U-shaped extension (not shown)may be positioned so as to enable the door to correspond with a. regulardoor sill or the like.

The fastening construction between the portion IIJ and the portion 29 isvery similar to that heretofore described in connection with Figure 2 ofthe drawings with the exception that a shorter straight fastening member32 is utilized in place of the longer fastening member I6 as disclosedin Figure 2 of the drawings. The straight fastening member 32 has anoutturned end section 33 which is engaged in an opening 34 in the bottomwall 30 of the portion 29 and the opposite end of the member 32 engagesagainst the top wall of the member 29. A bolt 35 is positioned throughan opening in the straight member 32 and threadably engaged in aU-shaped body member 36 which corresponds exactly with the body memberI5 heretofore referred to in connection with Figure 2 of the drawings.The body member 36 has a separator piece 31 and has an outturned end 38which engages an opening 39 in the side wall of the section I0.

An opening 40 is formed above the opening 39 to provide access into theinterior of the section I9 and an opening 4I is formed in the bottomwall 30 of the portion 29 so that a screw driver or other tool may beengaged upon the bolt 35 and the same revolved to effect the tighteningaction.'

It will be observed that tightening action between the bottom section I0and the bottom horizontal section 29 is exactly the same as between theupper end of the section I 0 and the horizontal section II heretoforereferred to.

It will thus be seen that the cross sectionally rectangular sections I0,II and 29 are joined together to form a rectangular frame and that themeans joining the sections at their cut and mitered end sections arecompletely enclosed in the same and further that they form an efficientrigidy and inexpensive construction easily assembled and operated andthereby meets the several objects of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A frame formed of four cut and mitered framing sections, said framingsections being of rectangular cross section and having openings in theiroutermost walls adjacent the ends of the said sections, a fastenerassembly located in each of the corners of the frame and comprising aU-shaped body member positioned in one of the said framing sections andextending outwardly therefrom and lying partially within the other ofthe said framing sections, a separator engaged between the arms of thesaid U-shaped fasteners to prevent the same from collapsing upon itselfand one of the arms of the said U-shaped fasteners -engaged in one ofthe said openings, a straight bar positioned in the other of the saidframing sections and having one end engaged in one of the said openingsand a bolt positioned through said bar and threadably engaging the SaidU-shaped fasteners whereby the fasteners and the framing sections may beurged toward one another and suitably clamped together.

2. A frame formed of four cut and mitered framing sections, said framingsections being of rectangular cross section and having openings in theiroutermost walls adjacent the ends of the said sections, a fastenerassembly located in each of the corners of the frame and comprising aU-shaped body member positioned crosswise in one of the said framingsections and Vextending outwardly therefrom and lying partially Withinthe other of the said framing sections, a separator engaged between thearms of the said U- shaped fasteners to prevent the same from co1-lapsing upon itself and one of the arms of the said U-shaped fastenersengaged in one of the said openings, a straight bar positioned crosswisein the other of the said framing sections and having one end engaged inone of the said openings and a bolt positioned through said bar andthreadably engaging the said U-shaped fasteners whereby the fastenersand the framing sections may be urged toward one another and suitablyclamped together.

CLIFFORD L. WEBSTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS :50 Number Name Date 1,156,950 Wallace et al Oct.19, 1915 1,242,815 Kohler Oct. 9, 191.7

